... to help with the power requirements over this length of cable.
My usual way of making sensors/device easy to remove is to use a good old RJ45 connector, I use RJ45 couplers, that I crack open, a simpl ...

... I found a NE555 timer kicking around and a few other components, and as you can see from below, the result. The beige RJ45 connector on the veroboard is for the connection to the GPS unit. This makes connecting ...

... wires between the different sensors. I decided to improve the ease of connecting the sensors together. Be it that the sensors use RJ45 connectors, it seemed sensible to use water/weatherproof RJ45 connectors. ...

... a ha7net box or a raspberry pi. To make it easy to add/remove these sensors I have created a RJ45 coupler DS18S20 hybrid. This is not an Ethernet device, but is used as a dedicated 1Wire network, well ...

... cellulose thinners. The sloping sides of the housing are about 45 degrees. I chose this angle on the advice of Eric from hobby-boards. The sensor does not come with RJ45 connectors, and as I prefer this ...

... . All that is needed is a RJ45 joiner, so a waterproof box with cable glands was sourced from a local electrical supplier, in my case TLC. A plate was required in the bottom of the box to mount the connectio ...

... y a RJ45 couplers. I have made a good few of these now, although a little fiddly, as the wires within the coupler are not very long. But with some care it's not to difficult and produces a neat and easy ...

... his is the test housing I chose for the amplifier to live in, and was way too small, as can bee here on the left. Another advantage in building a test version, was to ensure the RJ45 screened cable would w ...